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2023 Cup of Nations

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2023 Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates16–22 February
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Czech Republic
Fourth place Jamaica
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Esther González
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Australia Mackenzie Arnold
2019

The 2023 Cup of Nations was the second edition of the Cup of Nations, an international women's football tournament. It was held in Gosford, Sydney and Newcastle, Australia from 16 to 22 February 2023, and featured four teams.[1][2]

Australia won the title for the second time.[3]

Format

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The four invited teams played a round-robin tournament. Points awarded in the group stage followed the formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. A tie in points was decided by goal differential.

Teams

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Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2022)
 Spain
7
 Australia
12
 Czech Republic
28
 Jamaica
44

Squads

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Venues

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Three cities were used as venues for the tournament.[1]

Central Coast Sydney Newcastle
Industree Group Stadium CommBank Stadium McDonald Jones Stadium
Capacity: 20,059 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 33,000

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Australia (H, C) 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
4  Jamaica 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Matches

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Spain 3–0 Jamaica
Report
Australia 4–0 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 7,702
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Jamaica 2–3 Czech Republic
Report
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
Australia 3–2 Spain
Report
Attendance: 17,333
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Czech Republic 0–3 Spain
Report
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
Australia 3–0 Jamaica
Report

Goalscorers

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There were 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ a b "'Cup Of Nations' returns ahead of FIFA Women's World Cup 2023". Football Australia. 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ Herrera, Sandra (7 February 2023). "USWNT in SheBelieves Cup, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup playoffs, more: When do games start, participants". CBS Sports. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ^ "WATCH: CommBank Matildas reigning Cup of Nations winners". footballaustralia.com.au. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.